25 May 2008 is a saffron-lettered day in the diary of Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa. Not only has he won the resounding mandate of the people of Karnataka to lead the State, he has succeeded in helping the BJP set foot in the southern peninsula. For someone whose chief ministerial ambitions were chopped off after just a week in office last year, this is the pinnacle of a chequered career.

What is the one question you would like to ask Karnataka’s next chief minister? What should his focus-areas be in the first three, first six and first twelve months in office?

Photograph: Yediyurappa leaves the BJP headquarters in Bangalore to proceed to a television interview (Karnataka Photo News)

Do prove ur ability to eradicate the Corruptions & give us the Good Governance ,that’s all we expect not the internal politics and fights and slow growth. We will handle all others in World.
Pls look after our local bills to be low. We are already paying thro our nose to centeral govt. 33% tax + tax on all purchase + petrol tax’s …. 50% of my salary goes to Govt and later to 20% to Banks as interest.

A stable government at last, I hope yeddi has the gumption to do justice to the people of karnataka.This is BJP’s first and last chance down south if they fail they will be HISTORY. All he has to do is develop all regions of the state and control the realty and mining mafia.

Can you ensure the development of North karnataka?
Can you promise that you will not auction Bangalore to every northie that walks into the city and resist Hindi imperialists?
Can you promise that you will not fawn before ‘Sha’ws and murthys and dole them will land at throw away prices? Can you ensure that locals get their share of jobs in industries in karnataka?

But how will u get another 1 ( 1 MLA for speaker ) then simple arithmatic will trouble you ,haunt you throughout your tenure. Were u good in maths in highscholl days as well as ARE YOU GOOD IN MLA MANAGEMENT( ala PUBLIC RELATIONS )

Can he be able to control Bellary mining lobby or had he won this election without the support of them?. He has a lot to answer to people of North Karnataka who supported BJP like their life is at risk if BJP doesn’t comes to power this time. I was annoyed this time about BJP as even North Indian setu’s at whole sale saree market ask us to vote for BJP through in last Lok sabha(2004) i voted fort them for MP seat.

In the centre the BJP being the party supported by traders is the richest party in India. In the state we have the poweful Mining lobby, the rich vokkaligas and the rich GSBs and Bunts from Karwar supporting it. Buying three MLAs is too small a task for such a party. No horse trading, they will buy them like we buy ‘Tarkari’

Okay, so the betrayal card helped the BJP win a near-majority in Karnataka. How will you fight the larger BJP gameplan from playing havoc with your local development roadmap?
People easily recognised the villain in HDD…they probably knew you would be the CM if BJP came to power. So why are you ruining your own chances by glorifying Arun Jaitley?
I mean, you are already making basic mistakes by giving your local victory a BJP-party achievement hue. Just stick to the local scene now and deliver the goods or soon YOU will be the BETRAYER of a people’s mandate. Don’t try to do a Narendra Modi to impress the Arun Jaitleys and Advanis. Remember the national BJP is only basking in reflected glory at the moment (including one Ananth Kumar).

What is the partnership planning with the independents?
Is it going to be money or portfolio to them ?
If money, is the amount diffusion per week or per month based on their support ?
Are you going to break JD(S) to stay in power for 5 years?
Are all 3 female MLA going to become Ministers ?
Is Shobha Karandlaje also going to drown in Underground Sump or in Open Lake?

Will you remember Yeddy that you have to walk the razors edge- you dont have a sizable majority and factionalism is not limited to the Congress. As you continue to make the Reddys too strong will you also read the story of Frankenstein?

The cost of a Congress B form is two crores. For BJP and JDS it is three. An MLA’s price is 5 crore. He can hope to put three times as much money in his pocket in five years. The independents thus together are worth more than one hundred and ten crore. Even two hundred crore is play money to the Congress-JDS as well as the BJP. Imagine what will happen if four independents decide to support whomever on the outside and switch parties according to their mood.

Read Frankenstein? I can think of only three Karnataka politicians who read anything other than their bank accounts–Kadidal Manjappa, J. H. Patel, and M. P. Prakash. Then perhaps their favorite reading was Chanakya’s Arthashasthra.

I have asked the Honourable H. D. Kumaraswamy to serve as my Deputy CM. I assure you that he will enjoy that office as much as I did. At this time, the support of an additional 28 MLAs does not appear to be unsavoury. The only roadblock is that I have to get this goal accomplished before the former PM arrives in Bengaluru from New Delhi. If necessary, I will promise that venerable sage the Presidency of India when the NDA assumes power in New Delhi next year.

P.S: Do you know any tailors good at making safari suits for a man who adds an inch or two to his girth every week? I have communicated my need for this information to the Honourable Dharam Singh and the similarly rotund Shri Kharge. A very close well-wisher is insisting that my dimensions not exceed hers.

Better start working on Dr.Raj’s ‘samaadhi’ which is in pathetic state.The legend deserves better. In the political circus we have witnessed, his family has been cheated. If you don’t complete the ‘samaadhi’ within a year, you have my curse (and others’) your governemnt will go down to dogs.

Poornima Akka,
Iam curious as to how Raj Kumar’s family got cheated? They seemed to have gone along with the tide despite having enough influence to do the best for their father’s memory. I also what happened to that image of sychophancy- the abhimaani devathe!

Generally “No News is Good News”. No matter what you say and what you intend to say. The Press always has a perspective of their own. Just see what’s happening in our own town. We have a big “NEWS” coming from a ashram near Chamundi Hills, but our BOLD, FREE and UNBIASED Paper is happily ignorant about it. So much for these papers and SOME Journalists

Frankly, they should come to you and ask and beg for information. Never go after them. Concentrate on the good governance, press will just follow you.

Is good governance on the agenda or Ram Mandir?????
Is infrastructure on the agenda or Datta peeta?
Is inflation on the agenda or moral policing?
Is making progress to next century or going back to middle ages???

When Rajkumar died, his family was ready to bury him in their own land (Puneeth farm). But k’swamy offered the land in kanteerava studio only to desert the samadhi later. If this is not cheating, then what is? Despite the family’s influence, they have not been able to do anything in govt. land. They have said again and again that had it been in their own land, they would have done wonders by now. I believe them. Hope you know what happened on the last b’day of the actor near his samadhi.

Poornima Akka,
Why did they not tell HDK to go to hell & cremate him ( their dad and not HDK) in their farm. Well they were either folls or they were in awe of another fool ( HDK) or there were motives we were never told about. The cheating matter you speak off doesnt enter the scene at all.

In any case why havent this family raised any other memorial to their father and in any case it isnt the job of the Government to build and run memorials. If the person is truly great civil society and the persons heirs should shoulder that job.

Gaby,
Sorry I could not make out by your name and called you ‘thamma’ instead of ‘thangi’. I see what you are saying but I don’t agree with you. Every one is entittled to their opinion. I still stand by statement. It’s too easy to say the family could have told HDK to go to hell. Under the circumstances, they did what they thought was right.

Hona, respected Sir,
We are bron RSS & BJP, why you are keeping a criminal congress MLA’s (anand asnotikar)in your party it is to secure your govt ? last election you BJP Candidate Mr. Prasad Karwarkar is loyal and honest for BJP and RSS family. You have taken Anand Asnotikar in your team for your benifit or party benifit. but next time in karwar we will vote for ? Because Party is greater than person and nation is grater than party I love Hedgewar, Gurugi, Shama Prakash Mukarjii, Deendayaal Upadhaya. And My Dristrict Bjp’s Back bone Late Shri. Dr. Chitaranjan.